FINALLY POSTING 9 MONTHS LATER!

Hello blog stalkers—it’s Katie! As you’ve probably noticed over the past few months--OK 9 MONTHS (the entire school year)--Sarah has abandoned her duties of blog maintenance and has, in fact, turned “The Life and Times of Columbia Medical School” into “The Life and Times” of NOTHING (with the exception of last summer’s adventures). As someone who actually enjoys writing and has to witness this pathetic display of blogging, I have taken it upon myself to write my own damn entries and make Sarah’s life sound interesting once again. (CLAP CLAP!) Note: I, Sarah, did edit this before posting and therefore added things or edited things I felt were needed. Now back to Katie.

Before I delve into details about Sar’s one-week summer vacation that we just returned from, I’ve been told to give a quick run-through of the past year, starting where the blog left off in September. Basically, Sarah’s second year of med school was a lot like the first, just with more tests to study for. In true Pre-MD form, however, post-Bacchus debauchery and post-exam parties coupled with multiple Keeley’s nights kept Sarah and the rest of her crew sane.

Highlights of the past months include:

September: Orientation fun included seeing Drowsy Chaperone (highly recommend it)

October: We all went down to the village for the Halloween parade. Sarah dressed up like an Indian, and I was a COP. Luckily Adam dressed as a construction worker –Village People represent. Other characters accompanying us were the Iron Chef, a librarian, a sumo wrestler, and Jason Hove was a drunk (way to be creative there).

November: Umm IDK, Ask Sarah..All I can think of is Thanksgiving break. THIS IS SARAH: Apparently SOMEONE forgot about the musical Guys and Dolls that took over my life for all of October and a good portion of November. I helped out with the choreography, which was a lot more of a task then I first envisioned (you try teaching dance to medical students). I even made a brief dance cameo before I got to punch the lead girl in the face and then have a catfight with Jeannie. While it did run my life for a bit, it was worth every second of it. Also the big news was that my brother got engaged to his longtime love of his life, Tara. I am so thrilled to have her in my life. Good job picking out my new one-and-only sister, Matt.

December: More exams, Christmas Eve her whole family went and saw Jersey Boys on Broadway (absolutely fabulous… highly recommend it!) Christmas in New Jersey with her family, then New Year’s in NYC. Went to lots of parties and paid cover to spend the evening at Keeley’s with an all-you-can-eat buffet and open bar. That was probably not a good idea considering we hit three parties beforehand and could not stomach any more booze after an intense drinking game of “Roxanne” with champagne… bright idea there. We also made challah and brought it as a gift to a party—then smuggled it back once the clock hit midnight. (Umm we didn’t like the hostess and didn’t want her eating Sarah’s gorgeous challah!!)

January: No clue either--ask Sarah: I drove to Buffalo and Niagara Falls with Jeannie and Jono to visit Allison. We actually ate the original Buffalo wing that was quite tasty.

February: I turned 24 (woot!), and Sarah and I traveled to DC for my cousin’s wedding. We tore up the dancefloor =D and made complete fools of ourselves rapping with the DJs.

March: Spring Break with Jeannie and Laura in San Diegooo. They went to the zoo and took pictures with goats! They also learned how to surf, sail, and went hiking in the lovely hills.

April: Jamie G’s Bro’s Wedding in Chicago (where Sarah got her fill of Lou Malnati’s and Roselli’s and was basically in heaven with her other family)
May: Boards studying aka No-Life-Sarah
June 1: Sarah’s Bday/Boards Celebration at Keeley’s
June 2: Matt and Tara’s Engagement Party in Jersey. A BLAST. It even included an 11pm hot dog cart to keep the crazy partiers going. I cannot WAIT for the wedding!